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You could be right. I don't have much of a prior on how expensive Ithaca is. New Haven is actually much cheaper than you might expect though. My apartment rent is about 700 (after sharing with one roommate and its a very nice apartment) and I can get by eating 300 dollars a month quite comfortably. I could probably stash half of my 40k stipend if I was more frugal and didn't spend it on stupid stuff

Does anyone know which schools provide the largest graduate stipend funding, and what those numbers are? I was recently assigned to a committee that sets these numbers for my university, and I'd like to get an idea of what the market looks like these days.
I heard Yale and Booth are typically near the top - is that still true?

Give three times the stipend and some top talent will come to you over the non top 7.
It's better to go a place in the top 30 with 2-3 times the stipend than in a 9th ranked place

Does anyone know which schools provide the largest graduate stipend funding, and what those numbers are? I was recently assigned to a committee that sets these numbers for my university, and I'd like to get an idea of what the market looks like these days.
I heard Yale and Booth are typically near the top - is that still true?

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You could be right. I don't have much of a prior on how expensive Ithaca is. New Haven is actually much cheaper than you might expect though. My apartment rent is about 700 (after sharing with one roommate and its a very nice apartment) and I can get by eating 300 dollars a month quite comfortably. I could probably stash half of my 40k stipend if I was more frugal and didn't spend it on stupid stuff